As lockdown starts across England, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an extension to the furlough scheme until the end of March 2021. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) started in March this year. As lockdown plans were announced for November, the Scheme had been planned to continue until December. It will continue to pay up […]
Labour MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Chi Onwurah, has asked the Prime Minister if support similar to that Northern Ireland coach operators are to receive will be made available. She also asked whether he will explain how it can support operators threatened by personal debt guarantees. It follows Rikki Wilson, owner and Director at Group 10 Executive […]
Alfa Travel have just completed a case study using the Aura Air Filter, Disinfecting and Monitoring system, which it has now deployed across its fleet of 48 Mercedes-Benz Tourismos. The trial lasted four weeks and provided quantitative information on Aura Air’s effectiveness in cleaning the air inside a coach carrying passengers. In particular, it looked […]
National Express is once again supporting he Royal British Legion’s annual poppy appeal. As an official partner of the charity, the operator will be backing this year’s campaign to pay special tribute to the men and women who served and sacrificed in the Second World War. For two weeks, tickets issued across the National Express […]
Bus Users is promoting a new hashtag and messaging on social media, encouraging people to be tolerant and respectful of each other on public transport. #bebuskind comes after a short survey by Bus Users found high levels of concern around the wearing of face coverings on buses. A number of passengers with genuine medical exemptions […]
Go North East has invested £5m in new buses from Wrightbus. As part of the investment, Go North East has taken delivery of the UK’s first 7.7litre, six-cylinder Daimler OM936-engined StreetDeck. This unique bus is the same engine that is fitted to a Mercedes-Benz Citaro and delivers more power compared to the standard 5.1-litre four-cylinder […]
Passenger queues could last up to one to two hours at Dover or Eurotunnel in January 2021, according to the worst-case scenario set out by the government. At the end of the Brexit transition period, freedom of movement will end for people travelling between the UK and the EU. Passports with at least six months […]
ITT Hub has announced new dates of 30 June to 1 July 2021 at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. With government guidelines stating that no large-scale live events can take place until at least April 2021, the organisers have taken an opportunity presented by the venue to move the event deeper into the summer. […]